Tata family
Tata family is a family of Indian industrialists and philanthropists who founded iron and steel works, cotton mills and power plants that contributed to India’s industrial development. The Tatas are a Parsi family who originally came from state of Gujarat. The founder of the family’s fortunes was Jamsetji Tata.
Prominent members
- Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata, known as the father of Indian industry
- Dorabji Tata, elder son of Jamshetji, Indian industrialist and philanthropist
- Ratanji Tata, younger son of Jamshetji, philanthropist and pioneer of poverty studies
- Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, one of the founders of the Tata Group, married Suzanne Brière
- J. R. D. Tata, Indian pioneer aviator and founder of Tata Airlines
- Naval Tata, noted Tata group Industrualist, ILO member, recipient of Padma Bhushan
- Ratan Tata, former chairman of the Tata Group
- Simone Naval Tata, former chairperson of Trent[1]
- Noel Tata, chairperson of Trent
References
- ↑ "Noel Tata takes over as chairman of Trent". Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
See also
Bibliography
- "Tata family tree". At Tata Central Archives.
- "Tata family". Encyclopedia Britannica.